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Sdh2015
over 9 years ago

Hi I'm new to the forum, I have a 2 year old son who is currently on the waiting list for autism diagnosis. He's far behind in his development and isn't talking or interacting at all. Our health visitor came out to see us a few weeks ago and she informed us she thinks its possible for him to be autistic as he is showing a lot of autistic traits. 

Myself and my husband don't know very much about autism and are feeling a little lost at the moment.

We don't know where to begin with learning about autism or helping our son. We feel very helpless at the moment and unsure of what we can do to help him. 

is there anyone here who has been in a similar situation if so could you please get in contact with us we could really do with some advice.

thanks everyone :) 

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  • over 9 years ago

    Hi

    Sdh2015 said:
    is there anyone here who has been in a similar situation if so could you please get in contact with us

    I'm an Asperger Syndrome adult. The lack of any State or charitable services for adults until the last half-decade has been a source of resentment for us, relative to those that have existed for parents.

    Putting that aside though, I have the impression you're feeling isolated at the moment. That would be bound to lessen if you were to go along to a parents' support club and talk to other parents of autistic children.

    You can find contact details for club in your area using the NAS Signpost service, www.autism.org.uk/signpost. It's not very intuitive to navigate IMO, this is how to access the details I'm discussing:

    After entering some "Profile" information, submit those by clicking "View Details". Then on the left side menu, click "Key Services" and then the sub-item "Local Support".

    Regards

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  • over 9 years ago

    Hi

    Sdh2015 said:
    is there anyone here who has been in a similar situation if so could you please get in contact with us

    I'm an Asperger Syndrome adult. The lack of any State or charitable services for adults until the last half-decade has been a source of resentment for us, relative to those that have existed for parents.

    Putting that aside though, I have the impression you're feeling isolated at the moment. That would be bound to lessen if you were to go along to a parents' support club and talk to other parents of autistic children.

    You can find contact details for club in your area using the NAS Signpost service, www.autism.org.uk/signpost. It's not very intuitive to navigate IMO, this is how to access the details I'm discussing:

    After entering some "Profile" information, submit those by clicking "View Details". Then on the left side menu, click "Key Services" and then the sub-item "Local Support".

    Regards

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